El Gezira Stories

Celebrations in Sudan's Wad Madani as army takes over strategic city
Reuters  |  Jan 13, 2025

The RSF chose to withdraw after being overwhelmed in the lead-up to the takeover, sources in the paramilitary said.

Sudanese army advances to retake central city of Wad Madani from paramilitary rivals RSF
Reuters  |  Jan 12, 2025

The army posted a video appearing to show troops inside the city, which is the capital of El Gezira state, an agricultural and trading hub that has be...

Cholera suspected as cause of mystery deaths in besieged Sudan town
Reuters  |  Nov 15, 2024

While local activists say that more than 300 people have died, a group of Hilaliya residents in the diaspora provided a list of more than 400 fataliti...

Dozens die of mysterious illness in besieged Sudan town
Reuters  |  Nov 08, 2024

While high death tolls in other parts of Gezira came as a result of RSF shelling and gunfire, in Hilaliya people have fallen ill with diarrhoea, overw...

Sudan's RSF soldiers chase civilians out of villages in violent raids
Reuters  |  Nov 05, 2024

The UN's human rights office said last week that there were at least 25 cases of sexual violence, including an 11-year-old girl who died as a result.

Sudan's RSF chases civilians out of villages in violent raids
Reuters  |  Nov 04, 2024

The war has unleashed hunger across the country, erased most signs of a functioning state in RSF-held areas, and prompted fears of fragmentation.

At least 124 killed after Sudan's RSF attack village, activists say
Reuters  |  Oct 26, 2024

Images on social media shared by the committee and others purported to show dozens of bodies wrapped for burial and mass graves being dug.

Unruly RSF fighters sow chaos in Sudan's farming heartland
Reuters  |  Aug 09, 2024

The RSF says it is open to negotiating a ceasefire and humanitarian access. The military says it cannot negotiate until the RSF exits civilian areas a...

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